Priyanka, Lakshit begin well in Bangkok event

Mumbai, May 12 (PTI) Indian girls Priyanka Pareek and Lakshit Narang began well by winning both their group matches in the SET 2017 Thailand Junior & Cadet Open Table Tennis tournament in Bangkok today.

In junior girls group six league matches, Priyanka defeated Xin Ru Wong (SGP) 3-2 and later blanked Chanokpron Hongsripan (THA) 3-0 to occupy the top position in the group, according to information received here.

In the cadet girls group five league, Lakshita also had a great day by scoring fluent wins against Acraporn Doungjan (THA) and Sarvinoz Mirkadirova (KAZ) by identical 3-1 margins to grab pole position in the group in the ITTF World Junior Circuit Golden Series tournament.